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Buzz Bissinger Banned His Book Friday Night Lights Before Iowa Did

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Friday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

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Philly Today: Can We Talk About These Ridiculous Property Assessments for a Moment?

And Now, Let Us Hate on Philly’s Property Assessments If you own a home in Philadelphia, you probably just received a piece of mail from […]

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Buzz Bissinger on Why He Refuses to Teach His Book Friday Night Lights at Penn

There are few men we could interview in this space who could talk about their Gucci leather addiction, winning a Pulitzer at the Inquirer, their […]

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You Can Buy Buzz Bissinger’s Designer Clothes on eBay

Buzz Bissinger’s 2013 article in GQ, “My Gucci Addiction,” is one of my favorite personal essays in recent years. Maybe ever. It’s certainly my favorite […]

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Caitlyn Jenner to Speak at Penn

Famed transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner will be appearing at the University of Pennsylvania on February 17th. In a talk moderated by Buzz Bissinger, a journalist […]

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Bissinger Promises Caitlyn Jenner Memoir Will Include Olympics, Kardashians

What can readers expect to learn about Caitlyn Jenner from her forthcoming book that they don’t already know? Plenty, says co-author Buzz Bissinger, the Pulitzer-Prize […]

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Buzz Bissinger to Collaborate With Caitlyn Jenner on Memoir

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Buzz Bissinger will be collaborating with Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner on her new memoir, The New York Times reports. Bissinger, whose […]

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ThinkFest Recap: Buzz Bissinger Calls Chip Kelly a “Fraud”

Eagles coach Chip Kelly is a “fraud,” Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger said during a Friday morning appearance at ThinkFest. “I hate that fucker. […]

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Buzz Bissinger Confronts Michael Moore at Philly Film Fest

Controversial filmmaker Michael Moore was in Philadelphia on Friday night for a screening of his new movie Where to Invade Next. And sitting in the […]

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Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights Turns 25

  Twenty-five years ago, Philly journalist Buzz Bissinger’s Friday Night Lights: a Town, a Team, and a Dream debuted in bookstores across the nation. The novel, […]

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Buzz Bissinger Introduced Caitlyn Jenner

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Buzz Bissinger on His Caitlyn Jenner Story and the Trans Community

Philadelphia magazine contributor and author of Friday Night Lights Buzz Bissinger is in the spotlight again this week after penning the much-talked-about profile of Caitlyn Jenner for Vanity […]

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What They’re Saying About the Eagles

Here’s a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Eagles this week.

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Philadelphia to Bissinger: Buzz Off

Philadelphians have responded to Buzz Bissinger’s request for an apology with a definitive “Shut the Fuc* up” you “narcissistic moron.” Those quotes came from a […]

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Buzz Bissinger Claims Vindication on Nick Foles

Once upon a time, Buzz Bissinger didn’t seem to think much of Nick Foles. That time was July, and Buzz was writing for the cover […]